What smells remind you of childhood? Hear eighteen answers

By Chion Wolf,

Jessica Severin de Martinez

Published October 13, 2022 at 12:31 PM EDT

A young boy with a smile looks over the counter at a plate piled with chocolate chip cookies.

1 of 8 — Young boy and a plate of cookies

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2 of 8 — Dr. Angharad Rudkin: Author and clinical child psychologist working in Hampshire, UK.

Dr. Angharad Rudkin: Author and clinical child psychologist working in Hampshire, UK.

3 of 8 — Raquel V Reyes: Author of many books, including her latest, "Calypso Corpses, and Cooking (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery)".

Raquel V Reyes: Author of many books, including her latest, "Calypso Corpses, and Cooking (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery)".

Courtesy of Raquel Reyes

4 of 8 — O’Nell Agossa was born in Benin, West Africa, and has been living in Montreal, Canada since 2007.

O’Nell Agossa was born in Benin, West Africa, and has been living in Montreal, Canada since 2007.

5 of 8 — Tanya Hyonhye Ko Hong is a poet who lives in New York. She was born and raised in Suk Su Dong, South Korea, and she immigrated to the US at the age of 18.

Tanya Hyonhye Ko Hong is a poet who lives in New York. She was born and raised in Suk Su Dong, South Korea, and she immigrated to the US at the age of 18.

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Alua Arthur: Death doula in Los Angeles, CA, founder of Going With Grace.

www.goingwithgrace.com

7 of 8 — Atticus: Poet and author of the new book, "LVOE"

Atticus: Poet and author of the new book, "LVOE"

8 of 8 — Heather Ream is a writer from East Tennessee, who is also a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).

Heather Ream: Writer from East Tennessee, who is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), originally featured on our show about super smellers.

The poet, Atticus, wrote, “Have you ever smelled a smell and it instantly brings you back to a happy moment from your childhood? I always loved that. I hope that's what death is. Just sitting on a cloud, smelling old smells.”

That’s the inspiration for today’s episode, featuring 18 people talking about the smells that bring them back to childhood.

In addition to the guests below, you’ll hear the voices of Dave Borsvold from Mentor, Ohio, Higuchi Naoki from Osaka, Japan, Levi Lomaski from West Hartford, Brianne Decio from Waterford, Matthew from Ecuador, Nina Lesiga from Stratford, Lisa Niedermeyer and her mother, Michele, from Salt Lake City, Utah, Nicole Currivan from Syracuse, New York, Janice Wolf from Madison, and Brandon Blain from Lebanon, Connecticut.

GUESTS:

Dr. Angharad Rudkin: Author and clinical child psychologist working in Hampshire, UK
Raquel V Reyes: Author of many books, including her latest, Calypso Corpses, and Cooking (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery) Here, she demonstrates how to make Cafe Cubano
O’Nell Agossa: Originally from Benin, Africa, featured on our show about being a part of a diaspora
Tanya Ko Hong: Originally from Korea, featured on our show about being part of a diaspora
Isaiah Herrington: 10 year-old living in Hartford, Connecticut
Alua Arthur: Death doula in Los Angeles, CA, founder of Going With Grace
Atticus: Poet and author of the new book, LVOE
Heather Ream: Writer from East Tennessee, who is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), originally featured on our show about super smellers

Jessica Severin de Martinez and Catie Talarski contributed to this show, with help from our interns, Jacob Gannon and Taylor Doyle.

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